Love Island (American TV series) season 3
The third season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on CBS in the United States and CTV in Canada on July 7, 2021. Arielle Vandenberg returned to host the series while Matthew Hoffman provided voice-over narration. The season was filmed in a villa located in Nīnole, Hawaii.
It was the final season of Love Island to be aired on CBS before the series moved to Peacock in 2022.
Format
Love Island is a reality television program in which a group of contestants, who are referred to as "Islanders", are living in a villa in Hawaii. The Islanders are cut off from the outside world and are under constant video surveillance. To survive in the villa, the Islanders must be in a relationship with another Islander. The Islanders couple up for the first time on first impressions but they are later forced to "re-couple" at special ceremonies in which they can choose to remain with their current partners or to switch partners. At the villa, the couples must share a bed for sleeping and are permitted to talk with other Islanders at any time, allowing them to get to know everyone. While in the villa, each Islander has his or her own telephone, with which they can contact other Islanders via text and can receive text messages informing them of the latest challenges, dumpings, and re-couplings. While the Islanders might appear to have unmediated access to the outside world, they are limited in both their alcohol consumption and communication with the outside world.The Islanders are presented with many games and challenges that are designed to test their physical and mental abilities, after which the winners are sometimes presented with special prizes, such as a night at the [|Hideaway] or a special date.
Islanders can be eliminated, or "dumped", for several reasons; these include remaining single after a re-coupling and by public vote through the Love Island mobile app. During the show's final week, members of the public vote to decide which couple should win the series; the couple who receive the most votes win.
At the envelope ceremony on finale night, the couple who received the highest number of votes from the public receive two envelopes, one for each partner. One envelope contains and the other contains nothing. The partner with the envelope may choose whether to share the money with his or her partner as a test of trust and commitment.
Islanders
The initial Islanders were revealed June 29, 2021. Initially, Tony "Ballo" Caraballo was announced as part of the cast entering for the Casa Amor twist, but was replaced by Kamryn "Kam" Mickens-Bennett the next day.Leslie Gordon was removed from the villa on Day 24 for breaking production guidelines.
| Islander | Age | Residence | Entered | Exited | Status | Ref |
| Korey Gandy | 28 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Day 1 | Day 40 | ||
| Olivia Kaiser | 28 | Anchorage, Alaska | Day 1 | Day 40 | ||
| Kyra Lizama | 23 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Day 1 | Day 40 | ||
| Will Moncada | 26 | Medellín, Colombia | Day 1 | Day 40 | ||
| Bailey Marshall | 23 | Portland, Oregon | Day 26 | Day 40 | Third place | |
| Jeremy Hershberg | 27 | New York, New York | Day 1 | Day 40 | Third place | |
| Alana Paolucci | 28 | Buffalo, New York / Manhattan, New York | Day 26 | Day 40 | Fourth place | |
| Charlie Lynch | 30 | Houston, Texas | Day 19 | Day 40 | Fourth place | |
| Andre Brunelli | 28 | Jacksonville, Florida | Day 30 | Day 38 | ||
| Trina Njoroge | 25 | Hacienda Heights, California | Day 1 | Day 38 | ||
| Elly Steffen | 22 | Chicago, Illinois | Day 26 | Day 34 | ||
| K-Ci Maultsby | 27 | Atlanta, Georgia | Day 30 | Day 34 | ||
| Cashay Proudfoot | 25 | Brooklyn, New York | Day 1 | Day 32 | ||
| Josh Goldstein | 24 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | Day 1 | Day 31 | ||
| Shannon St. Clair | 25 | Warminster, Pennsylvania | Day 1 | Day 31 | ||
| Genevieve Shawcross | 22 | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Day 19 | Day 25 | ||
| Melvin "Cinco" Holland, Jr. | 25 | Ashburn, Virginia | Day 1 | Day 25 | ||
| Leslie Golden | 24 | Redwater, Texas | Day 19 | Day 24 | ||
| Florence "Flo" Mueller | 26 | Miami, Florida | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Isabel Johnson | 21 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Kay Taylor | 24 | Calabasas, California | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Andrew John Phillips | 28 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Gabe Sadowsky | 27 | Nashua, New Hampshire | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Kamryn "Kam" Mickens-Bennett | 25 | Summit, New Jersey | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Raul Frias | 24 | Hialeah, Florida | Day 19 | Day 22 | ||
| Javonny Vega | 26 | Boca Raton, Florida | Day 1 | Day 17 | ||
| Wes Ogsbury | 24 | Denver, Colorado | Day 12 | Day 17 | ||
| Aimee Flores | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Day 3 | Day 17 | ||
| Florita Diaz | 27 | Miami, Florida | Day 8 | Day 17 | ||
| Isaiah Harmison | 25 | Appleton, Wisconsin | Day 6 | Day 15 | ||
| Slade Parker | 27 | Rome, Georgia | Day 12 | Day 14 | ||
| Lei-Yen Rapp | 28 | Houston, Texas | Day 8 | Day 11 | ||
| Roxy Ahmad | 24 | Croydon, United Kingdom | Day 8 | Day 11 | ||
| Christian Longnecker | 24 | Oahu, Hawaii | Day 1 | Day 5 |
Future appearances
Trina Njoroge competed on the Paramount+ original series All Star Shore. Cashay Proudfoot, Javonny Vega, Melvin "Cinco" Holland, Jr. and Shannon St. Clair competed on The Challenge: USA. Olivia Kaiser competed on seasons 38, 39, 40, and 41 of The Challenge.In 2025, Josh Goldstein competed on season two of Love Island Games.
In 2026, Kyra Lizama appeared on series three of Love Island: All Stars.